South Island listed companies have been hit by the global instability with the Deloitte South Island index down $545.5 million or 10.4% for the quarter to September 30.
Toilet tissue manufacturer Cottonsoft has been "unfairly scapegoated" by activists who use campaigns to gather large amounts of money in donations, New Zealand Food and Grocery Council chief executive Katherine Rich says.
Swiss veterinary science student Barbara Schwenk is feeling at home in New Zealand.
When the judges of the New Zealand ewe hogget competition visited Fork Farm, they decided they had found the "perfect balance" in their search for a well-rounded production unit.
A Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) would be "transformational" for both New Zealand agriculture and the country's economy, Federated Farmers national president Bruce Wills says.
PGG Wrightson is establishing an office in Beijing, aimed at delivering revenue and profit generating business for the company in China.
Dunedin-founded A2 Corporation has signed a joint-venture sales and marketing agreement with one of the UK and Ireland's largest milk processors and suppliers.
Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden will stand down at the dairy co-operative's next annual meeting.
Silver Fern Farms has reported a remarkable turnaround in fortunes, recording an operating surplus of $40.6 million for the year ended September 30, on turnover of $2.1 billion - from the previous year's $8 million loss on turnover of $1.8 billion.
New Zealand Wool Services International is preparing to raise capital.
Incumbent Fonterra directors Jim van der Poel and John Monaghan have been re-elected to the board of the dairy co-operative.
Heading off on holiday this summer and trying to cram a dozen books into the suitcase? Penelope Todd just might have the answer.
Farm sales for the three months ended October are 94.6% higher than those in the corresponding period last year, figures released by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand show.
An agreement on the outline of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal has the potential to deliver significant financial benefits to New Zealand sheep and beef farmers, Beef and Lamb NZ chairman Mike Petersen says.
The investment of a German company in Turners and Growers and the amalgamation of two Bay of Plenty kiwifruit post-harvest companies is a clear indication the horticulture industry is in a state of "unprecedented change", Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Peter Silcock says.
Kate Allan doubts there is a "typical rural woman" any more.
Everyone, it seems, is the farmer's friend - after all, it is election year.
When it comes to family involvement with A and P shows, it's hard to beat the Ruddenklau family of Waimate.
As PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Julie Rickman reflects on her career, she says she has been "extremely fortunate" that people have given her opportunities.
New dairy farm and related land use conversions will face a tougher test under rule changes proposed by Environment Southland.
